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Provedor de dados: | 20
País: | Belgium
Título: | A Preliminary Assessment of Coral Bleaching in Mozambique
Autores: | Schleyer, M.; Obura, D.; Rodrigues, M.J.
Data: | 2005-10-25
Ano: | 1999
Palavras-chave: | Coral reefs; El Nino phenomena; Tourism.
Resumo: | The 1997-1998 El Nino southern oscillation (ENSO) caused elevated sea temperatures that resulted in global coral bleaching. Coral reefs constitute an important biological resource in terms of their complex biodiversity and are the basis for tropical reef fisheries and marine ecotourism. They represent one of Mozambique's main coastal assets and its coastal communities and growing tourism industry rely mainly on reef-based resources. Mozambican artisanal fisheries are largely centred on reefs and are responsible for about 70% of the total catch, highlighting their importance. Most tourism similarly occurs along the coast where the best infrastructure is established, especially near the coral reefs of Pemba, Mozambique Island, the Bazaruto Archipelago, Inhaca Island and Ponta do Ouro....
Tipo: | Report
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

South African Association For Marine Biological Research. Unpublished Report No. 168

http://hdl.handle.net/1834/888

Editor: | SAAMBR

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